Moss Point Marine Completes
Four-Ship U.S. Army Contract

Bunker (LSV 4) to the U.S. Army,
completing a four-ship contract between
the Escatawpa, Miss., shipbuilder
and the Army.

The Bunker is one of a new class
of landing craft which is capable of
delivering large quantities of cargo
to almost any beach or port facility
in the world.

With ramps fore and aft, the
Bunker has a drive-through capability
and can assist in logistics over
the shore operations. Containerized,
break-bulk, and roll-on/roll-off
(RO/RO) cargoes can safely and
quickly be loaded, transported, and
discharged. The new vessel is also
equipped with a computer which
links it to Army and Navy storage
facilities for spare parts and supply
source information.

The $10.2-million vessel was built
at Moss Point Marine for the Army
under a contract administered by
the U.S. Navy and its Supervisor of
Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair
(SUPSHIPS) in Pascagoula,
Miss.

The all-steel Bunker is 273 feet in
length with a 60-foot beam and 16-
foot 5-inch depth. She is powered by
two General Motors EMD16-645-E2
diesel engines. The LSV can transport
between 900 and 2,000 short
tons of cargo, depending on the type
of operation. The vessel is capable
of approximately 12 knots sustained
speed and has a range of over 5,500
nautical miles at loaded displacement.
Her crew consists of six officers
and 24 enlisted men.

The Bunker has been assigned to
Forscom, 1099 TC, at Ft. Eustis,
Va.

Moss Point Marine, Inc. is part of
the Trinity Marine Group which is
owned by Trinity Industries, Inc. of
Dallas, Texas. Other members of
the shipbuilding group are Halter
Marine, Inc. shipyards in Moss
Point, Miss., and Lockport, La.,
Equitable Shipyards Inc., with facilities
in New Orleans and Madisonville,
La., and Gretna Machine and
Iron Works, Inc., Harvey, La.

For free literature giving complete
details on the facilities and
capabilities of Moss Point Marine,